Comments on: Power purge, part deux

By: egrissom

egrissom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:37:38 +0000

I guess we can be a little envious cause their 3B hit like .300 with 32 home runs. But all things being equal, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:37:16 +0000

sigh. Darn.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:24:34 +0000

Cause of their pitching or cause they always make it to the World Series? Either way, I’m pretty sure the answer is no.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:15:48 +0000

Is it ok to be just a little envious of Texas Rangers fans?

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:14:23 +0000

Hamels’ not being a part of the long term, if true, would baffle me. Greg’s observation about gets the hardball treatment resonates with me.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:20:32 +0000

It’s hard to believe your plan didn’t work given how practical and well thought out it was. I don’t think it’s time to give up yet, though.

Are you saying Howard’s contract isn’t good? And Papelbon?

I can’t imagine the Phillies thinking Hamels was not part of the long-term solution. I would guess Hamels wasn’t looking to sign something for two or three years.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:26:24 +0000

Unfortunately my Vegas plan didn’t work out. I tried telling them that I really needed the $80 million, but they were not convinced.

Thanks goodness they avoided arbitration with Valdez. I don’t know what I would’ve done.

The not signing of Hamels and/or Pence to long-term contracts is somewhat puzzling. Perhaps the team learned something from signing Howard too soon? Or is the team just convinced these two guys aren’t necessarily long-term solutions? What I don’t get is why does Amaro seem to play such hardball with the guys that have come up through the system (Rollins, Hamels, etc.) and just bend over and grab his ankles with free agents (Ibanez, Polanco, Baez, Papelbon, etc.)

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:40:51 +0000

1-yr, $15 million for Hamels. And at least we avoided arbitration with Wilson Valdez.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7471363/cole-hamels-philadelphia-phillies-agree-one-year-15m-deal

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:26:41 +0000

There’s some “interesting” adds that didn’t used to be there. Some of them might not be from reputable sources; that would trigger a virus warning.

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Hamels avoids arb with a 1-year deal; Pence doesn’t agree and they file numbers. I’d like to think long-term deals for both are in the making, though perhaps they won’t be finalized this season.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:16:58 +0000

I’m getting a virus warning when I log onto the site, boss.